Tip-toe through the Buttercups
Deerleap is a lane that heads up the sunny southern side of the Mendip Hills. Starting out from the caves at Wookey Hole, near Wells, it is part of the national cycle network. But...
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Leap into Spring
Road side red campion is sign that spring is well underway. In the fields the dandelions have gone to seed and the buttercups have won the race to take over. A steep narrow...
Skylarks at Deerleap
Skylarks are once again nesting on the Deerleap field on the Mendip Hills. Please, please follow the signs to protect the birds. This year there was a special treat. In our spaces managed for...
Deerleap Sunrise
Dawn over the hills surrounding the small city of Wells in Somerset. Taken from the steep hill of Deerleap on the edge of the Mendip Hills. This spot has fabulous wide open views across...
Deerleap Field
Deerleap is high up in the Mendip Hills of Somerset. To some it refers to a pair of standing stones down the hill towards Ebbor Gorge. To others it is the name of the...
Storm Crows
Recently I have been popping up to Deerleap for an evening stroll. Something I started during the lockdowns as my daily exercise from home. Today, I did not realise that a thunder storm was...
Mendip Dandelions
Dandelions I was asked for information on where to find the best dandelions flowers in the area. For me there was one clear favourite. Up the Mendip Hills around Priddy are fields covered in...
Deerleap Sunset
Up the hill from the deer leap standing stones is a car park and picnic site. Famous as a location used in the Hot Fuzz film and with panoramic views across Somerset this one...
Summer mist at Deerleap
If you follow the road out of Wells to Wookey Hole and up the hill to Ebbor Gorge to the car park, then it is only a short walk to the deer leap standing...
Deerleap Snow
Singe Track Road One 4×4 had made it down the steep Deerleap road from the top of the Mendip Hills in Somerset. Just around the corner the snow was 4 foot deep but they...
